Status:

COMPLETED

Dose Escalation, Open-Label Clinical Trial to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability and Immunogenicity of a Nipah Virus (NiV) mRNA Vaccine, mRNA-1215, in Healthy Adults

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Collaborating Sponsors:

ModernaTX, Inc.

Conditions:

Nipah Virus Infection

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

Background: Nipah virus (NiV) is transmitted from animals to humans, from humans to humans, and through contaminated food. Infected people may have a cough and trouble breathing. Some people may deve...

Detailed Description

Design: This Phase I, dose escalation, open label clinical trial was the first study of mRNA-1215 in healthy adults to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of a Nipah virus (NiV) mRN...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • A volunteer must meet all of the following criteria:
  • Healthy adults between the ages of 18-60 years inclusive.
  • Based on history and physical examination, in good general health and without history of any of the conditions listed in the exclusion criteria.
  • Able and willing to complete the informed consent process.
  • Available for clinic visits for 52 weeks after last product administration.
  • Able to provide proof of identity to the satisfaction of the study clinician completing the enrollment process.
  • Physical examination and laboratory results without clinically significant findings and a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 18 to 35 within the 56 days prior to enrollment.
  • Laboratory Criteria within 56 days before enrollment:
  • White blood cells (WBC) and differential within institutional normal range or accompanied by the site Principal Investigator (PI) or designee approval.
  • Total lymphocyte count \>= 800 cells/microL.
  • Platelets = 125,000 - 500,000 cells/microL.
  • Hemoglobin within institutional normal range or accompanied by the PI or designee approval.
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \<= 1.25 X institutional upper limit of normal (ULN).
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \<= 1.25 X institutional ULN.
  • Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) \<1.1 X institutional ULN.
  • Total bilirubin within institutional normal range or accompanied by the PI or designee approval.
  • Serum creatinine \<= 1.1 X institutional ULN.
  • Negative for HIV infection by an FDA-approved method of detection
  • Criteria applicable to women of childbearing potential:
  • Negative beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (Beta-HCG) pregnancy test (urine or serum) on the day of enrollment.
  • Agrees to use an effective means of birth control from at least 21 days prior to enrollment through the end of the study.
  • EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • A volunteer will be excluded if one or more of the following conditions apply:
  • Breast-feeding or planning to become pregnant during the study.
  • More than 10 days of systemic immunosuppressive medications or cytotoxic medications within the 4 weeks prior to enrollment or any within the 14 days prior to enrollment.
  • Blood products within 16 weeks prior to enrollment.
  • Any vaccine, including COVID-19 vaccines, received within 4 weeks prior to enrollment.
  • Investigational research agents within 4 weeks prior to enrollment or planning to receive investigational products while on the study
  • Current allergy treatment with allergen immunotherapy with antigen injections, unless on maintenance schedule.
  • Current anti-TB prophylaxis or therapy.
  • Known immediate hypersensitivity to any component of the study product, including polyethylene glycol (PEG).
  • Confirmed past NiV infection, prior residence in (\>6 months), or planned travel for any length of time during the study to countries where NiV infection is endemic, eg. Bangladesh, India, Philippines.
  • Volunteer has a history of any of the following clinically significant conditions:
  • Serious reactions to vaccines that preclude receipt of the study vaccination, including allergic reaction (anaphylaxis, urticaria or allergic reaction requiring medical intervention) to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines, as determined by the investigator
  • History of myocarditis and/or pericarditis
  • Hereditary angioedema, acquired angioedema, or idiopathic forms of angioedema
  • Asthma that is not well controlled
  • Diabetes mellitus (type I or II), with the exception of gestational diabetes
  • Thyroid disease that is not well controlled
  • Idiopathic urticaria within the past year
  • Autoimmune disease or immunodeficiency
  • Hypertension that is not well controlled
  • Bleeding disorder diagnosed by a doctor (e.g. factor deficiency, coagulopathy, or platelet disorder requiring special precautions) or significant bruising or bleeding difficulties with IM injections or blood draws
  • Malignancy that is active or history of malignancy that is likely to recur during the period of the study
  • Seizure disorder other than 1) febrile seizures, 2) seizures secondary to alcohol withdrawal more than 3 years ago, or 3) seizures that have not required treatment within the last 3 years.
  • Asplenia, functional asplenia or any condition resulting in the absence or removal of the spleen
  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome
  • Any medical, psychiatric, social condition, occupational reason or other responsibility that, in the judgment of the investigator, is a contraindication to protocol participation or impairs a subject s ability to give informed consent, including but not limited to clinically significant forms of: infectious diseases, drug or alcohol abuse, autoimmune diseases, psychiatric disorders, or heart disease.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    July 11 2022

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    September 17 2024

    Estimated Enrollment :

    40 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT05398796

    Start Date

    July 11 2022

    End Date

    September 17 2024

    Last Update

    October 23 2025

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    National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892